Bonnaroo would probably be a better comparison than Lollapalooza. Can you camp at Lollapalooza or do you have to rent hotel rooms for the weekend? At Rothbury/EFF camping is included along with the Sherwood Forest. It's four days and nights of great music in a very cool environment.

There must be something in the water, Steve, because I find myself agreeing with you more and more as of late. Of course pot should be legalized! The War On Drugs was lost before it even began, and it continues to be a terrible waste of money, time, and resources that could be spent much better on other ills plaguing our once great nation.

This would be a good time to re-evaluate renaissance zones. How many living wage jobs have they created in the counties where they have been created? Is it fair that some operators get the benefits of a zone, and their competitors have to play by the rules? Just asking...

It was a great show, in a great hall, definitely 4/4 stars. Jeff Beck is a master, a Stratocaster avatar of the highest order. And I'll certainly check out Tyler Bryant next time he's at the Intersection.

Bob, everything you stated about drugs, nudity, deaths, is true, about Rothbury and about every other town in the US. Hopefully day-use tickets will be available and there will be a show you'd be interested in as I think you might actually enjoy Rothbury.

How is this "hate filled", Uncle Fenster? Do you maintain that Kolb trashes the Constitution merely by pointing out the egregious attempts by the Teaheads to truly "trash" the Constitution? By his putting a spotlight on the stupidity of Broun and "Not Looking For WMD Anymore" Hoekstra?

Evelyn Kolbe is the only commissioner quoted in this article that speaks the truth. No one suggested that these studies would drive Michigan out the recession, and exactly what businesses have been hurt? Name just one, Mr. Powers!

The economic engines up there in Oceana County remain agriculture and tourism, both heavily subsidized industries. Ag relies on human trafficking and government largesse to maybe break even, and, although tourism provides lots of jobs for teenagers, the only people that enjoy any kind of wealth are the owners of the businesses, and then only if they have a little luck mixed in with their hard work. Just watch how the businesses change from year to year in any tourist town.

We are definitely in agreement on this one, Dave. How refreshing to have a centrist Republican running for governor instead of being ushered into a dusty museum by hardcore right-wing the thugs. I loved the Barry Goldwater quote in a letter published in the Chronicle last night: "Our problem is with these neoconservatives, the radical right, the religious extremists whose interpretation is very narrow...". My father was very conservative in his day - in fact he worked locally for the Goldwater - but I don't think he would recognize the jackals in charge of the Republican Party these days.

Actually, they have played GR. Back in the late '80's, early '90's, at, maybe, Fountain Street Church. I remember they encored with "Purple Haze". I still have the program and remember that it was a fantastic performance.